With news coming like an avalanche out of Washington about the President authorizing illegal wiretaps in the name of the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act, the emerging controversy about the present and future uses of radio frequency ID chips, and the Department of Justice requesting and receiving the query records ...
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A while ago, and for a number of different reasons, I became interested in cryptography. For those who donӴ yet know, cryptography is the study of Գecret writing,Ԡof turning a readable text into an unreadable code or cipher, in order to keep it secret. I put it that way because thereӳ a difference ...
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Flooding the rabbit holeż/div>
Regardless of which side of the governmental altar you pray to, some recent decisions affecting our civil liberties have raised the eyebrows of many, namely because they seem to contradict some of the basic tenets of our countryӳ foundation.
The spectrum of viewpoints that have surfaced with regards ...
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An interview with Bruce Krane
Bruce Krane has announced his candidacy, as a Democrat, for the District 3
seat on the Pittsburgh City Council. Krane is well experienced for the job,
having managed million dollar budgets as President of Pittsburgh staffing, having
served the United States Army in the capacity of Military Intelligence, ...
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I Do Not!!
Well, I never. Itӳ like you reach a certain age, and the world is obligated to ask you personal questions about your reproductive organs.
My co-conspirator and I have been together long enough that people have begun to ask, ԓoƷhen are you getting married?Ԡas though it is inevitable. To these ...
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The Power of the Flier
With the weather improving and the Steelers doing as well as they are, small businesses really need to capitalize now. Sporting events can and do have a strong effect on local business and creativity is your only friend if you donӴ own a sports bar or tee shirt company. By the way if you werenӴ there, ...
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Out Like Shout
So, Lemieux has decided to cash in his chips.
In probably the biggest gamble in the cityӳ sports history, Mario took a long-term contract, at a substantial rate, from Howard Baldwin way back in the 1990s. It wasnӴ all that much longer that the reality of the PenguinsҠeconomics, from paying premium ...
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Live Music At Paint and Body
Jan. 15, 2006
Wilkinsburgh
The venue that sits at 815 Penn Ave. is perfect for a gallery/music venue. The former auto-body shop is a huge space. Penn Avenue is easily accessible from all of the city and most of the suburbs. Parking on Penn Avenue is ample, to say the least. But before Paint and ...
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Goddesses & Divas
A new coffee shop will swing open its doors and usher in caffeine-deprived residents of the North Side. Beleza Community Coffeehouse, on the corner of Jacksonia and Buena Vista Sts. will be operated by a group of seven Michigan college grads who moved to Pittsburgh and connected with The Pittsburgh Project, ...
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Every new Quantum Theatre production arouses interest. Founder/Artistic Director Karla Boos always comes up with fascinating productions of off-beat material. The latest is Ԕhe Human Chair,Ԡher stage adaptation of a 1925 short story by Japanese author Edogawa Rampo.
The bizarre, brief piece ...
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